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World Tribune February 4, 2010 NATO plans expanded ties with Morocco LONDON: NATO plans to expand cooperation with Morocco. Officials said NATO has been discussing proposals to bolster cooperation with the North African state. They said the Western alliance has sent delegations to meet Morocco's military and intelligence community. "Our relations are very positive," NATO deputy secretary-general Claudio Bisogniero said. Morocco was expected to expand cooperation with NATO in 2010, officials said. They cited the prospect of Morocco's contribution to Operation Active Endeavor, meant to foil insurgency threats in the Mediterranean. They said the intelligence exchange with Brussels would also intensify, particularly regarding the Al Qaida Organization in the Islamic Maghreb. On Jan. 25, Bisogniero visited Morocco to discuss an expansion of cooperation. During his visit, he met Interior Minister Jaeb Cherkaoui, Chief of Staff Gen. Mohammed Ben Ani and key parliamentarians in a discussion of such issues as counter-insurgency, particularly the Al Qaida threat. "There is significant collaboration in many fields," Bisogniero said. During a NATO seminar in Rabat, Bisogniero cited areas of cooperation between Morocco and the alliance. He identified them as strategic dialogue, military training, counter-insurgency and crisis management. Morocco has been a member of NATO's Mediterranean Dialogue since its inception in 1994. Over the last two years, Rabat has worked with NATO in maritime and other operations.... "Morocco is resolutely and pragmatically committed to promoting NATO's Mediterranean dialogue," Bisogniero said. Officials said Rabat has also been contributing to NATO peacekeeping missions, including those in Bosnia and Kosovo. They said Rabat was also approached for help in NATO's stabilization campaign in Afghanistan. .... =========================== Stop NATO http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stopnato Blog site: http://rickrozoff.wordpress.com/ To subscribe, send an e-mail to: rwroz...@yahoo.com or stopnato-subscr...@yahoogroups.com Daily digest option available. ============================== --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: arch...@mail-archive.com EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bNM5nn.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: antinato-unsubscr...@topica.com For Topica's complete suite of email marketing solutions visit: http://www.topica.com/?p=TEXFOOTER --^----------------------------------------------------------------
